Tim Eyerman

Overview (Updated June 3, 2025)

Tim Eyerman is an experienced education professional within the Alpha Schools ecosystem. He previously served as the Dean of Parents and is now transitioning to a new role as Head of National Charter School Expansion. This leverages his strong background in charter school and public education, including successfully leading the approval process for Alpha's Arizona charter school. He will be working remotely from Arizona. Tim is a key collaborator for parent engagement strategies and national growth initiatives.

Current Role & Transition (as of June 3, 2025)

• New Role: Head of National Charter School Expansion.
  • Responsibilities include "helping with the authoring submission and then um eventual, like hearings and and approval process for all of these."
  • This role is remote, facilitating his move back to Arizona.
• Previous Role: Dean of Parents, Alpha Schools.
  • Described his tenure as leading a "largely reactive school year," addressing immediate parent concerns.
• Transition Status: Currently "finishing out my time in Austin." He has informed Andy Price of his move and new responsibilities.
• Event Attendance: Will not be in Austin for the June 14th "Alphas Activate" event due to his transition.

Professional Background & Expertise

• Extensive background in charter school and public education.
• Instrumental in getting Alpha's Arizona charter school approved (December 2024).
• Proficient in managing parent communications (e.g., via ParentSquare).
• Experienced in coordinating parent events and community engagement.

Involvement with "Alphas Activate" Event (June 14th)

• Communication Strategy:
  • Agreed to coordinate any parent communications with Jonathan Stewart (Head of Engagement) to ensure alignment. Gary Sheng will loop Tim into the email thread with Jonathan.
  • Stated: "I would want to just align with how he wants this to go out and and when... I don't want my email to go out the same day his goes out."
• Outreach Capability:
  • Confirmed he can easily send email blasts to "every single Alpha family" via ParentSquare.
  • Agreed that communication should extend to Alpha sister schools (Texas Sports Academy, NextGen GT), viewing it as an "Alpha ecosystem thing."
• Feedback on Drafts:
  • Praised Gary's draft communications for the event: "It looks like that's how I would have written it and how well how how my my GBT I built for my communication would have answered it, so it looks good to me."

Perspectives on Dean of Parents Role & Future Engagement

• Evolution of the Role: Believes Alpha is seeking a new Dean of Parents who will be "more proactive and look to to host larger, like evangelizing events, like the one you're describing [Alphas Activate]."
• Support for Successor: Expressed strong willingness to support the incoming Dean of Parents: "whoever moves into that Dean of parents, um position, it's really, I'm really there to helpoubt... we could set up biweekly meeting. you know, it doesn't matter to me. like I'm there to help as much as possible."
• Hiring Status: Noted the job posting for Dean of Parents is no longer active, suggesting the hiring process is well underway.
• Ongoing Collaboration: Anticipates working closely with Gary and the new Dean of Parents on movement-building and parent engagement strategies.

Collaboration Style

• Values clear communication and synchronization, particularly for event outreach and to avoid overlap within Alpha.
• Proactively seeks to align with other team members (e.g., Jonathan Stewart).
• Open to sharing knowledge and providing support during his transition and in his new role.

Interaction History

• 2025-05-28: Identified by Joanna Lovejoy as key contact for Gary Sheng's parent engagement initiatives. Joanna offered to facilitate introduction.
• 2025-06-03: Virtual meeting with Gary Sheng.
  • Discussed Gary's role in organizing movement-building events for Alpha.
  • Coordinated communication strategy for the June 14th "Alphas Activate" event.
  • Tim shared details of his new role focusing on national charter school expansion and his upcoming move to Arizona.
  • Discussed the future of the Dean of Parents role and Tim's willingness to support his successor.

Notes (Updated June 3, 2025)

Tim Eyerman's transition to Head of National Charter School Expansion marks a significant step for Alpha Schools' growth. His direct experience and success in charter authorization (e.g., Arizona) make him ideal for this national role.

His insights from his tenure as Dean of Parents are valuable, particularly his observation that the role is evolving towards more proactive, large-scale engagement and "evangelizing events" – aligning with Gary Sheng's initiatives. Tim's collaborative approach, ensuring his outreach for the "Alphas Activate" event is synchronized with Jonathan Stewart, demonstrates a commitment to internal cohesion.

Although he will be remote and focused on charter expansion, his willingness to support the new Dean of Parents and collaborate on broader parent engagement strategies makes him a continued valuable resource for Gary and the Alpha team. His understanding of the ParentSquare platform and the existing parent community remains a key asset.

Transcripts

Transcript ID	Date	Summary
2025-06-03-gary-sheng-tim-eyerman-summary	2025-06-03	Summary of Conversation: Gary Sheng and Tim Eyerman (June 3, 2025)